RCR Fabrication is locally owned and operated and has been providing high quality custom metal fabrication and installation in Santa Cruz and surrounding counties since 1997. We work in all-metals with stainless steel being our specialty.

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Aluminum

Aluminum is a chemical element in the boron group with symbol Al and atomic number 13. It is a silvery white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal. Aluminum is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface. Aluminum metal is so chemically reactive that native specimens are rare and limited to extreme reducing environments. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 differentminerals. The chief ore of aluminum is bauxite.

Aluminum is remarkable for the metal's low density and for its ability to resist corrosion due to the phenomenon of passivation. Structural components made from aluminum and its alloys are vital to the aerospace industry and are important in other areas of transportation and structural materials. The most useful compounds of aluminum, at least on a weight basis, are the oxides and sulfates.

Water Jet Machining the Green cutting and machining eara. Using reclaimed water as part of the process and a stream under high pressure with garnet as an abrasive we are able to cut through most any material up to 6" thick. Stainless Steel, Glass, Carbide, Tile, Stone you name it we cn cut it.